Big Paulie told his wife he was out with the boys, but really he was bangin' his goomah at a hotel.

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When the “crush” has no intentions of taking things further, but they like the attention. So they flirt here or there, send dm/texts just to keep the person interested, knowing damn well they’re staying single.

“The Sopranos” — the drama about families of mobsters in suburban Jersey — premiered on HBO 20 years. These — and a few of our other favorite Italian-American food slang words, which. Gaguzza – (Southern Italian dialect) – squash or zucchini (or the flowers of these which are fried and used in omelets), often used as a term for butt, behind, rear end. Often pronounced 'ga gootz' or 'ca gootz' or 'goo gootz'. Gavone – (Southern Italian dialect) – idiot, lazy good-for-nothing; sometimes pronounced 'cavone' or 'cafone'.

Danielle was so flirty the other night, he messaged me 3 times just to say hello, I think he’s coming around.
No Susan he’s breadcrumbing you just so you’ll keep nibbling at his heels.

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The word is based on the Italian word pisciare which means to urinate. However piscadu is a slang word coined by Italian-Americans. It is not an Italian word. Recall the episode in season 2 when Paulie is in Naples and he asks a waiter where the piscadu is and the waiter gives him a blank stare not understanding what Paulie was saying.

A: You going out with your wife?
B: Nah, I thought I'd hit a movie and dinner with my goomah instead.

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The popularity of this word stems from The Sopranos, an HBO TV show about the New Jersey mafia. Goo-mah is another way to say 'mistress'. Since this has been spelt phonetically, you should also expect the word to be spelt 'goo-ma'. Even though The Sopranos is an show about the Italian New Jersey mob, the word Goo-mah is of Chinese origin, where in the Cantonese dialect it means 'auntie'.

Where have you been? But of course, you've been humping your 'goo-mah' all night! The wife's bad or just boring in bed - that's why we all need a goo-mah to get our rocks off!

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Where have you been? But of course, you've been humping your 'goo-mah' all night! The wife's bad or just boring in bed - that's why we all need a goo-mah to get our rocks off!

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As can be concluded from previous claims, Italian-American slang was/is predominantly a language among Southern Italians and their relatives. Being the overwhelming majority of Italian immigrants, the form was ultimately cultured as a result of their experiences, and the effects that their dialect had on those around them. While others were exposed to it, Northern Italians often associated it with the illiteracy and poverty of the south, and thus they looked down on it and rejected its usage (Paolicelli).

Modern Existence:
Today, decades after the peak of Italian immigration, nearly 17 million Americans have made claims of Italian ancestry. This deems America one of the largest collections of Italian decent outside of the European peninsula (U.S Census Bureau 2010). And while more sporadic across the country then in the early 1900s, Italian-American populations remain most prominent throughout New England and its major metropolitan areas. As of 2010, Rhode Island and Connecticut have the largest Italian-American population densities, while New York has the largest population size (U.S Census Bureau 2010). However, while the community has continued relative prominence through current time, Italian subsists as one of the fastest dying languages spoken in American homes. And though the U.S Census Bureau (2010) has estimated that Italian is the eighth most spoken language in the country, only about 4.8% of Italian-Americans (0.32% of the total population) speak it at home. This data can be seen in the following visuals below.

Considering the community’s prevalence as the leader of one of the largest waves of American immigration, their language has affected that of the English-speaking population. Specifically, several Italian-American slang terms have become integrated into American “slang” vocabulary. Being the result of constant exposure in popular media, such as with The Sopranos, terms like “capish” have found widespread usage amongst other nationalities (Liberman). Likewise, others have been adopted as a result of their prominence and the desire for a term where English lacks an equivalent. Examples of this integration can be seen amongst the following words of Italian origin.

However, while Italian-Americans constitute a considerable population and several terms have successfully been accepted, the community’s use of slang has met criticism and little preservation. While discrimination, among other social factors, had prompted the construction of Italian-American slang, it also resulted in the decreased usage over future generations. With Italian immigrants seeking to Americanize their children in order to spare them the hardships they experienced, English became prioritized and Italian was used among adults for private conversation. As a result, children learned only what they heard, while usually unaware of spelling or exact pronunciation. Often, they mimicked the sounds of those who spoke to them, which frequently resulted in spoken errors and mispronunciations (Laurino). And as time has gone on, immigrant slang has become bastardized by the tongues and memories of subsequent generations. It resembles the game of telephone, and as the older generations pass away, forgotten terms and correct pronunciations disappear as well.

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Likewise, preservation has not been facilitated as slang has become reserved and encouraged for use in the home (Laurino). While this is partly in response to early discrimination efforts, it also stems from the content of slang vocabulary. With nearly half of all terms being derogatory and inappropriate, though not listed for the sake of this assignment, it has been considered inappropriate to include them in everyday discourse. Thus, many terms have been purposely unexposed for the sake of social conduct. And as people have assimilated to the norms of American society, the need for these terms has decreased, and they have been forgotten across the line of generations.

Preservation has also seen decline because of marriage with other ethnicities. In a household where both parties don’t use/understand Italian-American slang, its continued existence would prove unlikely. However, many have noted that much of their slang education revolved around dining and Italian cuisine. While this accounts for the large number of food items found in slang vocabulary, it is a result of the prominence of Italian cooking today. I

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